News from States
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Magnus Abe declares for Rivers guber race, vows to fight ‘haphazard primaries’
Former Senator representing Rivers South East senatorial district, Magnus Abe, has joined the race to become the next governor of River State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abe declared for the Rivers number one seat in B-Dere community, Gokana Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The event was the inauguration of the executive committee…
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After fight to finish in APC, Yari, Marafa defect to PDP in Zamfara
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul-Aziz Yari, and Senator Kabiru Marafa have dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Zamfara State PDP Chairman, Col. Bala Mande, announced their defection while addressing the press after the State Working Committee meeting in Gusau on Sunday. According to Bande, Yari, Marafa and their supporters will be formally received…
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PHOTO NEWS: Magnus Abe attends associate’s mum funeral
Senator Magnus Abe attended the funeral of late Mrs. Matilda Benjamin Ibibari Horsfall in Asari-Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State. The former lawmaker honoured his long time friend and political ally, Hon. Ben Horsfall, whose mother was laid to rest. In the entourage of Senator Abe were Hon. Elder Chidi Wihioka, former member, House of Representatives, Hon. Chief Tony Okocha,…
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Ganduje gives deadline for political appointees to resign in Kano
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has directed all political office holders interested in seeking elective positions to resign before Monday. Ganduje gave this directive in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar. According to Anwar, the directive was as a result of the amended electoral act signed to law by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Section 84 (12)…
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Zulum visits Monguno hospital at 2am, offers 30% salary increase for doctors in 7 liberated LGs
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, during a late night visit to the General Hospital in Monguno, on Saturday, announced the approval of 30% salary increase for doctors in seven local government areas with peculiarities. Aside medical doctors, nurses, midwives, lab technicians, pharmacists and other health workers in the seven local governments will also benefit from 20% salary increase aimed…
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Umahi suspends permanent secretary for extorting civil servants
Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has suspended indefinitely the Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Head of Service, Martin Uguru, for exhorting civil servants. Uguru’s suspension was announced in a statement by the Principal Secretary to the Governor, Chief Emmanuel Obasi. According to the statement, the suspension took effect from April 1 for collection of kickback from recently promoted…
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We must recommit to the spirit of ‘Otoge’ in 2023, says AbdulRazaq
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday warned that the state must not be allowed to go back to the era where one single individual controls the destiny of the people. According to him, the All Progressives Congress (APC) must recommit to the spirit of ‘Otoge’, which was the rallying point for the uprooting of the…
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2023: Kwara commissioner for education resigned
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Commissioner for Education in Kwara State, Hajiya Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu has resigned her appointment to enable her run for elective office in 2023. Modibbo Kawu made her resignation public while featuring on a programme tagged “News Keg”, organised by the Correspondents Chapel of the state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ilorin, on…
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We are not at variance with EFCC on anti-corruption law- Lagos Assembly
The Lagos State House of Assembly has said its Anti-corruption Commission Law 2021 is not at variance with the operations of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The house said it is empowered constitutionally to make laws and oversight the implementation of such laws in the state. Chairman, Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions and LASIEC, Hon. Victor…
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Osun 2022: I’m not perturbed by INEC list, says Babayemi
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Omooba Dotun Babayemi said that he’s unperturbed with the list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the state July 16 gubernatorial polls. Reacting to the INEC list through a statement issued by his director of media, Kayode Oladeji, on Wednesday Babayemi…
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